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Ranch Hands is a program for Scouts and Venturers who have knowledge of horsemanship and horse care and want to expand their skills and experience. The Ranch Hand crew will work with the horse department staff, taking care of Philmont’s 300 horses and 80 burros, hauling hay, saddling, and performing other horse program tasks.

I’m sure since it is a limited program, even a ‘regular’ Ranch Hand Arrowhead would command a significant premium to the standard.

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Here’s more information about this patch. I was one of 4, that’s right only four, people to get this patch in 2000. I’m sure others were made and found their way around but there were only four legitimate Ranch Hand patches handed out in the summer of 2000 with the P2K. To my knowledge it’s the rarest patch from that year. I can’t imagine parting with mine. I’m curious where this one came from, or who.